| Marijuana addiction is a real problem even though | | | | do these sorts of things, otherwise they will just not |
| many people deny that it even has the potential to be | | | | enjoy it as much. Thus, the drug becomes a bit of a |
| addictive at all. The reason it is such a problem is | | | | crutch and they will not even realize it but they have |
| precisely because people minimize the possibility that | | | | come to depend on the drug in order to feel normal. |
| the drug could have a negative impact on their life. | | | | People who use the drug every day will not generally |
| What happens with a lot of people who smoke | | | | realize that they are actually using the drug in order to |
| marijuana is that they fall into a pattern of using it | | | | deal with their feelings and regulate their mood. This is |
| every day. At this point it starts to define their life and | | | | what creates the psychological dependence and that |
| all of their activities. They stop doing things that they | | | | is what makes the drug addictive. People use the drug |
| cannot do while they are high, such as school and | | | | to avoid dealing with reality and they also use it to |
| education. People who are addicted to marijuana will | | | | avoid having to feel anger, sadness, or frustration. Thus |
| have to use it before every activity that they engage | | | | the drug becomes a way to self medicate and over |
| in. For example, they will never just go to a concert or | | | | time this turns into a real addiction. |
| to the movies. Instead, they must get high before they | | | | |